My Better Self

My Better Self is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Dar Williams. It was released on September 13, 2005, by Razor & Tie.

Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
 * 1) "Teen for God" – 3:28
 * 2) "I'll Miss You Till I Meet You" – 4:27
 * 3) "Echoes" (Jules Shear, Rob Hyman, Stewart Lerman) – 3:59
 * 4) "Blue Light of the Flame" (Williams, Hyman) – 3:05
 * 5) "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (Neil Young) – 4:28
 * 6) "Two Sides of the River" – 4:09
 * 7) "Empire" – 3:47
 * 8) "Comfortably Numb" (Roger Waters, David Gilmour) – 5:26
 * 9) "So Close to My Heart" – 3:11
 * 10) "Beautiful Enemy" – 3:10
 * 11) "Liar" – 2:58
 * 12) "You Rise and Meet the Day" – 3:06
 * 13) "The Hudson" – 4:38

The album was released with different bonus tracks depending on the vendor. Copies bought at Borders bookstores included a live recording of "And a God Descended" and Barnes & Noble customers got a live rendition of "I Saw a Bird Fly Away".

Personnel

 * Dar Williams – guitar, vocals
 * Sammy Merendino – percussion
 * Steuart Smith – organ, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, guitar
 * Michael Visceglia – bass, bass pedals
 * Julie Wolf – organ, melodica, vox organ, Fender Rhodes, Mellotron, piano, accordion, glockenspiel, clavinet
 * Neal Evans – organ, bass guitar, piano
 * Alan Evans – drums
 * Eric Krasno – guitar
 * Ben Butler – guitar
 * Ani DiFranco – guitar, vocals
 * Eric Bazilian – vocals
 * Steve Holley – drums, glockenspiel
 * Rob Hyman – organ, Cordovox, piano, Wurlitzer
 * Stewart Lerman – guitar, keyboards, production
 * Patty Larkin – vocals
 * Marshall Crenshaw – guitar, vocals, backing vocals